2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season

2017 Youngstown State Penguins football
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Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Pelini (3rd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	No. 9	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	L 21–28	40,012
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	No. 8	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 30–0	13,900
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 59–9	15,377
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota State	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 19–7	17,450
October 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 South Dakota	No. 3	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 28–31	10,056
October 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 8	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 24–27	16,408
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,146
October 28	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Illinois State	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 0–35	12,723
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 66–24	3,047
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 28–20	3,147
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Missouri State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 38–10	9,362
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 Penguins	0	0	7	14	0	21
Panthers	14	7	0	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8 Penguins	6	7	3	14	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	6	3	9
No. 6 Penguins	14	17	21	7	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits	0	7	0	0	7
No. 6 Penguins	7	7	2	3	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Penguins	7	7	7	7	28
No. 7 Coyotes	7	14	7	3	31

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 2 Bison	0	10	7	7	3	27
No. 8 Penguins	10	0	7	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Penguins	0	7	0	7	14
Panthers	3	13	3	0	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Redbirds	14	7	7	7	35
No. 21 Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	28	10	14	14	66
Sycamores	7	17	0	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	14	7	7	28
Salukis	0	7	10	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	7	10
Penguins	10	14	0	14	38

"Penguins Will Open 2017 Football Slate Against Pittsburgh". ysusports.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

v t e Youngstown State Penguins football
Venues	Rayen Stadium (1938–1981) Stambaugh Stadium (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Steel Tire (Akron; 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Pete and Penny "Red and White" 1941 Oklahoma City game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold